Matsuyama vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Matsuyama Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$967
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2477
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$385
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$706
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1951
$1455
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
100
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
507K
24.9M

The cost of living in Matsuyama is 19% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5545th and 4461st ($967 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 517th and 6th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Matsuyama compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Matsuyama ranked 581st best city to live in Japan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 3433rd and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Matsuyama vs Shanghai

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Matsuyama Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.66
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.3
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.01
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$346
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$736
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$507
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.5
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3659
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2631
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.53
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.38
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.48
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.21
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.74
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.4
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.04
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.93
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.5
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$54.7
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$314
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9623
$28143

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Masaki
$903
9.7 km or 6 mi Tobe
$909
10 km or 6.4 mi Iyo
$906
11 km or 6.7 mi Toon
$911
34 km or 21 mi Imabari
$909
39 km or 25 mi Saijo
$919
42 km or 26 mi Ozu
$909
50 km or 31 mi Kure
$907
50 km or 31 mi Niihama
$915
52 km or 32 mi Yawatahama
$906
53 km or 33 mi Etajima
$887
57 km or 36 mi Seiyo
$912
58 km or 36 mi Takehara
$899
58 km or 36 mi Kumano
$889
63 km or 39 mi Iwakuni
$885
63 km or 39 mi Yanai
$881
64 km or 40 mi Kaita
$884
65 km or 40 mi Higashihiroshima
$908
67 km or 42 mi Otake
$885
68 km or 42 mi Hiroshima
$954
68 km or 42 mi Susaki
$941
69 km or 43 mi Ino
$954
70 km or 43 mi Hatsukaichi
$883
70 km or 44 mi Uwajima
$911
72 km or 44 mi Tosa
$951
73 km or 45 mi Mihara
$895
74 km or 46 mi Shikokuchuo
$923
76 km or 47 mi Onomichi
$882
77 km or 48 mi Kochi
$1000
77 km or 48 mi Hikari
$872
85 km or 53 mi Kudamatsu
$860
86 km or 53 mi Nankoku
$956
89 km or 55 mi Kami
$952
89 km or 55 mi Kan'onji
$912
91 km or 57 mi Fukuyama
$907
91 km or 57 mi Konan
$954
92 km or 57 mi Shunan
$850
92 km or 57 mi Fuchu
$879
93 km or 57 mi Mitoyo
$909
93 km or 58 mi Akitakata
$896

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740